Lifecycle: { "status": "open_with_internal_date_conflicts", "edition": 2026, "cadence": "second year", "duration": "variable from development through premiere", "renewable": false, "dates": { "greenstories_opens": "2026-05-01", "greenstories_deadline_primary": "2026-07-14", "greenstories_event": "2026-11-11 through 2026-11-17", "docedge_opens": "2026-11-01", "docedge_deadline_primary": "2026-12-10" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "allocation": "variable per selected project", "impact_production_ring_fence": "10% of award", "currency": "INR" }, "award_count": { "maximum": 3 }, "total_pool": { "value": 12000000, "currency": "INR" }, "benefits": [ "production grant", "mentorship", "impact-campaign support", "distribution guidance", "world premiere and festival-run support" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "Indian filmmakers including OCI holders", "residence": null, "age": null, "applicant_type": [ "emerging filmmaker", "established filmmaker" ], "education": null, "experience": "documentary feature or short with proof of concept", "fields": [ "environmental and impact filmmaking under 2026 coexistence theme" ], "institution": null, "language": null, "location": "India/South Asia partner labs; Indian eligibility for ALT EFF award", "remote": false, "route": "apply through Greenstories or DocEdge Kolkata", "exclusions": [ "projects outside coexistence theme for the ALT EFF award" ], "performance_filters": [ "2–3 minute trailer/sizzler", "attendance at applicable Goa or Kolkata pitch lab" ] } Application: { "opens": "2026-05-01", "deadline": "2026-07-14 on primary Greenstories timeline; conflicting FAQ says 2026-06-30", "decision": "2026-09-01 on primary Greenstories timeline, followed by November pitch selection", "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://www.alteff.in/film-fund", "materials": [ "project pitch", "2–3 minute proof-of-concept trailer/sizzler", "story and impact vision", "team/project details" ], "selection_stages": [ "partner application", "shortlist of 16 Greenstories projects across Asia", "week-long lab", "jury pitch", "up to three Indian grants", "development, production, edit, premiere and impact support" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "The program page describes the prior fund but does not name its recipient." }, "history": { "launched": 2025, "editions": [ { "year": 2025, "status": "first year" }, { "year": 2026, "pool_inr": 12000000, "maximum_projects": 3 } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "per-project award amounts", "named prior recipient", "final harmonized partner deadlines", "production duration" ] Source conflicts: [ "The page gives Greenstories closing as 14 July in its main timeline but 30 June in the FAQ; both are retained.", "The page gives DocEdge closing as 10 December in its main section but 1 December elsewhere; both require confirmation at the partner portal." ]